School has always been a place where I have felt comfortable and at home. This may be attributed to the fact that my mother was a third grade teacher at my elementary school. She was very close friends with my teachers, and because of this, I had to make sure that I was trying my best in school at all times. I needed to do well not only for my mother’s sake, but because I wanted to be proud for myself; I wanted to achieve success through my own hard work and struggles. If I wanted to get anything out of school, I needed to put into it as much as I could.
I had gone through the public school system for all of my education, and I believe that this has helped me a tremendous bit. I went to school with children from many different backgrounds and who practiced an array of beliefs. I really enjoyed my school system because they instilled information in me that was necessary for my educational development. The goal was to learn the essentials of education with no religious or political agenda. There were kids in my class who were on lower levels than me who tried twice as hard as I did to receive only an adequate grade. There were also students I witnessed who did not attempt to try when it came to assignments and school work.
In my household, I was expected to do all of my homework and hand it in on time. Thankfully, I have never been afraid to speak my mind, so if I ever did not understand an assignment, I had no problem questioning my teacher. I did, however, witness students in my class who did not hand in their homework and these were usually the same kids who did poorly on tests. I would have been so afraid of my teacher and parent’s reactions had I not handed my homework in, that it was never even a question to maybe skip a night’s assignment. What boggled my mind, was that the kids who did not do their work were not intimidated or afraid of their repercussions; they simply lacked so little motivation that they did not even have the ability to care.
Witnessing a range of educational levels in my classroom gave me a better perspective of not only the real world, but myself. I did many assignments throughout my schooling that could be considered unnecessary and pointless, but many times it was these tedious worksheets which developed my ability of learning. I needed to practice in order to achieve success. I saw other students not putting nearly as much effort into their work as me and receiving grades which befitted them. I would not have been satisfied as just an average student, but I also was not going to strain myself on becoming the smartest kid in the whole school. I balanced my life both in and out of school. I could have gone out for recess those times when I stayed in for extra help in math. There were many occasions when I missed out on social events in high school because I needed to finish my homework. Every decision I made is followed by a consequence, and early on I learned that if I wanted to be successful, I needed to make the right decisions when it came to my education.
Perspective is essential in the progression of life. My education in the public school system gave me the tools I needed to grow not only as a learner, but as an individual. This is not to say that private schooling does not benefit students, this is simply my experience. I think that school has taught me more life lessons rather than specific school-related topics. I was taught every Native American tribe on the east coast in fifth grade, and I will never be able to relay more than two of them. But in fifth grade, I also learned how to listen and help students in my class with learning disabilities and try to make their experience at school a little easier. It were these life lessons which benefit me most today.
The Effects of SchoolSchool has always been a place where I have felt comfortable and at home. This may be attributed to the fact that my mother was a third grade teacher at my elementary school. She was very close friends with my teachers, and because of this, I had to make sure that I was trying my best in school at all times. I needed to do well not only for my mother’s sake, but because I wanted to be proud for myself; I wanted to achieve success through my own hard work and struggles. If I wanted to get anything out of school, I needed to put into it as much as I could.
I had gone through the public school system for all of my education, and I believe that this has helped me a tremendous bit. I went to school with children from many different backgrounds and who practiced an array of beliefs. I really enjoyed my school system because they instilled information in me that was necessary for my educational development. The goal was to learn the essentials of education with no religious or political agenda. There were kids in my class who were on lower levels than me who tried twice as hard as I did to receive only an adequate grade. There were also students I witnessed who did not attempt to try when it came to assignments and school work.
In my household, I was expected to do all of my homework and hand it in on time. Thankfully, I have never been afraid to speak my mind, so if I ever did not understand an assignment, I had no problem questioning my teacher. I did, however, witness students in my class who did not hand in their homework and these were usually the same kids who did poorly on tests. I would have been so afraid of my teacher and parent’s reactions had I not handed my homework in, that it was never even a question to maybe skip a night’s assignment. What boggled my mind, was that the kids who did not do their work were not intimidated or afraid of their repercussions; they simply lacked so little motivation that they did not even have the ability to care.
Witnessing a range of educational levels in my classroom gave me a better perspective of not only the real world, but myself. I did many assignments throughout my schooling that could be considered unnecessary and pointless, but many times it was these tedious worksheets which developed my ability of learning. I needed to practice in order to achieve success. I saw other students not putting nearly as much effort into their work as me and receiving grades which befitted them. I would not have been satisfied as just an average student, but I also was not going to strain myself on becoming the smartest kid in the whole school. I balanced my life both in and out of school. I could have gone out for recess those times when I stayed in for extra help in math. There were many occasions when I missed out on social events in high school because I needed to finish my homework. Every decision I made is followed by a consequence, and early on I learned that if I wanted to be successful, I needed to make the right decisions when it came to my education.
Perspective is essential in the progression of life. My education in the public school system gave me the tools I needed to grow not only as a learner, but as an individual. This is not to say that private schooling does not benefit students, this is simply my experience. I think that school has taught me more life lessons rather than specific school-related topics. I was taught every Native American tribe on the east coast in fifth grade, and I will never be able to relay more than two of them. But in fifth grade, I also learned how to listen and help students in my class with learning disabilities and try to make their experience at school a little easier. It were these life lessons which benefit me most today.